The Toro Company · 2 hours ago
Senior Systems Software Engineer - The Toro Company
Riverside, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$129K/yr - $175K/yr
10+ years expThe Toro Company is a leader in irrigation and lighting solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for their customer-facing platform. This role involves improving a mature desktop client and guiding its modernization while mentoring peers and ensuring reliable delivery of software solutions.
CommercialIndustrial ManufacturingMachinery Manufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and delivery for a complex platform, balancing near‑term stability with an incremental modernization roadmap
Improve reliability, performance, and maintainability through disciplined engineering practices (design reviews, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, secure‑by‑design)
Establish and scale CLI‑based, AI‑assisted engineering workflows (command‑line developer assistants) to accelerate refactoring, test creation, and documentation—using tools appropriate to the enterprise environment
Provide technical mentorship and cross‑team influence; articulate clear design guidance and uphold high engineering standards
Collaborate with product, quality, and platform teams to scope work, manage risk, and communicate trade‑offs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture guidelines and long‑term product objectives
Qualification
Required
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field (or comparable professional experience)
10+ years delivering complex, customer‑facing software with increasing scope and impact; recognized for sound technical judgment and system design
Proven success stabilizing and evolving mature client–server desktop applications at scale (refactoring, performance tuning, release discipline)
Strong communication and mentoring skills with the ability to influence across teams
Advanced C#/.NET (6–8) experience building, refactoring, and optimizing Windows desktop applications
Substantial experience with WinForms, including working within heavily customized UI layers and third‑party component suites; strong grasp of UI threading, message loop fundamentals, async patterns, and performance profiling for desktop apps
Expertise with SQL Server/T‑SQL—schema design, query tuning, indexing strategies, connection management, and operational troubleshooting in production
Deep familiarity with networked desktop applications (session management, background processing, telemetry/logging, resiliency and retry patterns)
Practical test strategy for desktop clients (unit, integration, and targeted UI automation), static analysis, and dependency isolation to enable safe change
Proficiency with modern Git‑based workflows, automated builds, artifact versioning, and repeatable packaging/installation for Windows desktop software
Demonstrated success planning and executing incremental UI evolution (e.g., introducing modern Windows UI frameworks or web‑based techniques where appropriate) while preserving customer continuity
Experience with a major public cloud (Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud) for application services, data, observability, and/or CI/CD pipelines
Hands‑on use of command‑line developer assistants applied to real .NET projects (large‑scale refactors, test scaffolding, documentation), with clear quality guardrails and measurable outcomes
Provide technical mentorship and cross‑team influence; articulate clear design guidance and uphold high engineering standards
Collaborate with product, quality, and platform teams to scope work, manage risk, and communicate trade‑offs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture guidelines and long‑term product objectives
Preferred
Experience with WPF/XAML for Windows desktop UI
Web front‑end development experience using modern component‑based frameworks and patterns
Benefits
Affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan
401k
Dress for your day
Wellness
Volunteerism
20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community
Incentive program
Company
The Toro Company
The Toro Company provides solutions for the outdoor environment.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Angela Drake
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jason Baab
Vice President Corporate Development, Strategy & Sustainability
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